If you lived in Slovenia instead of Portugal, you would:

Health

see 10.1% more spent on your healthcare

Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Slovenia spends $5,425 as of 2024.

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have 42.5% fewer doctors per person

Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Slovenia has 33.7 as of 2022.

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be 63.6% more likely to die by suicide

Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Slovenia, it is 18.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 48.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Slovenia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.

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be 22.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Slovenia, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2022.

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make 16.5% more money

Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $37,376 as of 2025.

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Life

be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Slovenia, 3.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 33.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Portugal, approximately 2.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Slovenia, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 16.0% more on education

Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Slovenia spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 97.4% less coastline

Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.

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Safety

be 20.8% less likely to be murdered

Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Slovenia, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 19.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Slovenia, they kill 5.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 54.6% less strain on fresh water

Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Slovenia withdraws 6% as of 2022.

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use 21.8% more electricity

Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Slovenia uses 6,450 kWh as of 2024.

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find 24.3% less home broadband

Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Slovenia has 34.2 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 90.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Slovenia, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.

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emit 88.9% more CO2

Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Slovenia emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Slovenia: At a glance

Slovenia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 20,151 sq km. The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2007.
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